FO Friday ~ Ombre Hats

I wrote this post in my head on Thursday, ready to draft Thursday night, polish Friday morning and post. That was the plan. So here it is Saturday afternoon . . . well, better late than never.

These hats were finished in August and as I was going through my Ravelry projects I realized I’d never done an FO post. The pattern is The Easy Ombre Slouch Hat by Paul S Neary. Quick and easy stranded knitting makes for a very nice ombre effect.

The first hat finished used leftover yarns from leg warmers knit last year. I don’t look great in hats, but this one fits a little loosely, has a nice slouch, is so-so-o-o soft AND matches my winter coat. So it’s a WIN. If I were to knit with DK weight yarn again, I would drop down a needle size for the ribbing and do the rest of the hat on the US 6.

Keeping in mind the loose fit of the first hat, I picked two worsted leftovers and cast-on with US 4 needles. After the ribbing I moved to a US 6 for the remainder. I also started the decreases a bit sooner to reduce the slouch. It’s perfect and tucked away in the holiday box.

Now that I’ve taken another look at these, I have an urge to rummage through the leftovers and make more for the holiday box.